Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-18
THE DEMOCRATTC PRIMARIES.
Exciting Contest Throughout the
County.

The democratic primaries held in this
county on Saturday. resulted in selecting
delegates 10 the county convention which
meets at the Court House In this city 10.
morrow, In favor of the administration
The contest was about on par with the
weather, the hottest on record for many
years-eYcry inch of ground being con-
tested by the contending factions-except
In the Third district where there was no
opposition. DIR. Wells carried the first,
second and sixth districts, aud his -eppe-
nents the third, fourth fifth and eighth
districts. One of the eighth district del.
egates (Mr. Wayson) is also stated 10 be a
Wells man, but this is denied Counting
him with the Wells side, the Doctor
would have 10 votes, and the anti Wells
wing 10 votes and a majority, 35 being
the total number in the convention, The
primary in this city was the largest ever
held here. The second district ,ad joining
Annapolis, was the first heard from. IL
gave 81 majority for the Wells ticket.
About an hour was consumed In the or
ganiZation of the meeting in This district,
the dispute being over the appointment
of the judges for the primary. Finally.
as compromise, John b. Wells, brother
to DIR. Wells, was selected, and voting
began. The anti Wells men complained
that the judges were allowing non-resi-
dents to vote, and of other alleged irreg-
ularities, but Ii Is not known whether they
will insist upon contesting the seats of
the delegates returned elected, as they
first intended 10 do. The defeated ticket
received 154 votes, against 216 returned
for the Wells ticket. The delegates on
the former were ii. M. Cox, Richard Will
son, George w. Duvall, Jas w. Brown
and John w. Hodges
The fifth was the only district having
two polling places, all the rest having
hut one voting place
The list of delegates, as far as heard
from, and the majorities given for the
successful tickets follows
First District-Benjamin L. Tucker,
Robt. S. Hunt, VIM McCarter, Wilbur
9. White. B. f. Doves majority for
Wells.
Second District-John A. Lusby, John
w Morgan, Stephen Beard, Thomas S,
Dove, Richard Baldwin-62 majority for
Wells.
Third District-H. Sellman Anderson,
W. b. Chairs. Joshua Osbourn, Frank
III. Brown, DR.. Elijah Williams-117
majority against Wells
Fourth District-C. G. Prather, A. G.
w OOuhAfug w ih- DuOWuOLy JOuu ". Dan
non, n. A. Clarke-29 majority against
Wells.
Fifth District-49 majority against
Wells.
Sixth (Annapolis) District-Dr. w G.
Claude, George Jewell, Elihu S. Riley,
John Mason, DR.. George Wclls-19l ma
jority for Wells.
Eighth District-Thomas S. Nutwell,
Geo. w. Wayson, w. T. Hutchins, Thos
Atwell, w. +. 0wens-55 against Wells
No disturbance, however, of a serious
character occurred at any of the voting
precincts.
There is much speculatiRg as to who
the successful candidates before the con-
vention that meets to- morrow, under the
new state of things. The Fifth district
having the controlling power, will be
able to dictate its own terms 1t is said
that Potee will go back to the Legisla-
ture; that +. G. CAN'T, will undoubtedly
be the nominee for the State Senate; that
the Third will claim the Register of Wills
that the Eighth will get the Sheriff; and
Annapolis the States Attorney.